Presidential advisors

Sacks of official mail for the Little White House are handled on the lawn by Lt. Commander William M. Rigdon, USN, White House Staff, Assistant to the Naval Aide to the President. Left to right: photographer George Skadding (LIFE magazine); David Stowe (member of the President's Party); William D. Hassett, Secretary to the President; Lt. Commander William M. Rigdon, USN; and John R. Steelman, Assistant to the President. Same as 67-2890. From: The Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negative.

In the front row from left to right are: Eric Johnston, Economic Stabilization Administrator; President Harry S. Truman; and Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington. From left to right in the second row of walkers: General Harry Vaughn, David Stowe, and an unidentified military person. In the third row on the far left, smoking a cigarette, is Press Secretary Joseph Short. The men are walking to Truman Beach. Other men are in the back of photo. From: The Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negative.

Presidential staff relaxes on Truman Beach, Key West, Florida. President Truman is at the Little White House. From left to right: David Bell, Dr. Wallace Graham (with back to camera seated), General Harry Vaughn, Admiral Robert Dennison, Dr. John Steelman, and Harry Hopkins. From: The Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negative.

Staff of President Harry S. Truman at the Greater Los Angeles Press Club luncheon. They accompanied the President on his western trip. Left to right, far side of table: General Robert Landry; the President's personal secretary Rose Conway; Clark Clifford; (around table counter clockwise) Press Secretary Charles Ross (partially obscured); two unidentified women; General Wallace Graham (the President's physician); General Harry Vaughan; and political associate Albert Chow. See also 66-757.

President Harry S. Truman stands at attention while attending the football game between the United States Naval Academy and Pennsylvania State University held at Annapolis, Maryland. Standing in the front row from left to right are: Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; Gwyneth (Mrs. Aubrey) Fitch; President Truman; Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, Superintendent of the Naval Academy; Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the President. Visible on the left just behind President Truman is Brigadier General Wallace Graham.

Matthew Connelly, Appointment Secretary to President Harry S. Truman, is posing for a photograph.

White House Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly (center) reads a book with his wife and son.

President Harry S. Truman meets with foreign leaders and Congressional leaders after the signing of a joint declaration on atomic energy. Seated are Prime Minister of Great Britain Clement Attlee, President Truman, and Prime Minister of Canada Mackenzie King. Standing in the background are (from left to right): Vannevar Bush, unidentified man, unidentified man mostly obscured, Congressman Charles Eaton, Senator Brien McMahon, Canadian Ambassador Lester Pearson, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Congressman Sol Bloom, and Admiral William Leahy.

President Harry S. Truman and some of his advisors and friends are on board the USS Williamsburg for a vacation cruise. From left to right: Ted Marks, President Truman, Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly (standing), General Harry Vaughan, and Press Secretary Charles Ross. Others in the background are unidentified.

White House Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly oils his lawn mower.